Beyond The Beacon

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 25 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome Keaton Douglas of the iTHIRST initiative to discuss spiritual healing and the Church's role in accompanying those in recovery from addiction. 

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Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 24 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome the pastor and a principal from Assumption School in Morristown -- one of the Catholic schools of the diocese. Msgr. John E. Hart and Sister Merris Larkin, S.C., joyfully discuss the life of a successful elementary school and how they work together to make learning effective a...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 23 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome Father Ed Reading, a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who serves in specialized ministry "healing the healers." Ordained in 1972, he has been serving as a worker priest in professional settings while providing weekend pastoral services to parishes. Father...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 22 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome Msgr. Geno Sylva and Ivannia Vega-McTighe to discuss Brilla Public Charter School and the life-changing work taking place at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in downtown Paterson. Msgr. Sylva is the rector of the Cathedral and vicar for Special Projects of the Diocese of ...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 21 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome Father Michael Rodak to discuss the upcoming diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Father Rodak is the pastor of St. Jude The Apostle Church in Hardyston and director of pilgrimages for the Diocese of Paters...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 20 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. They welcome three parishioners from the faith community of St. Joseph in Mendham, N.J., to discuss their annual mission trip to Appalachia.  Mark Tosso is the director of the middle school and high school youth ministry program at St. Joseph’s. Lynne Connor is a trip co-director and adult...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 19 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney invites Crystal Guerrero to the show. Guerrero  is the director of religious education and the office manager at The Catholic Community of St. Brendan & St. George in Clifton. She and Bishop Sweeney were among a group of pilgrims from the Diocese of Paterson who travele...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 18 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney calls in from Lisbon, Portugal, where he is participating in World Youth Day 2023 with a group of young people and chaperones, seminarians, and priests, representing the Diocese of Paterson. Upon arriving in Portugal, the pilgrims from the Diocese of Paterson visited Santar...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 17 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  They invite Father Joseph Healey, M.M., to the show. Father Joe is a missionary priest with the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America. He served in Africa for the past 55 years and is a journalist, author, and teacher. He currently has a full-time...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 16 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  They invite Monsignor Ray Kupke and Father Paul Manning to the show to discuss their new podcast, Coffee with Kupke. Father Manning is the vicar for evangelization for the diocese and executive director of St. Paul Inside the Walls, the evangelization center for the Diocese of Paterson. M...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish as they go on the road for episode 15 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Their first remote podcast recording is at Camp Shiloh during the 2023 Quo Vadis discernment retreat in Hewitt (West Milford), N.J.  Bishop Sweeney and Agnish interview several young men discerning their vocation. Also making appearances are the two newest transitio...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 14 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney discusses his experience at the USCCB bishops’ meeting in Orlando, Fla. and sitting next to Bishop Robert Barron. He also reflects on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, religious freedom, and more. Agnish puts a question to  Bishop Sweeney directly from the Vatican&apos...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 13 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney invites Deacon John Robayo and his wife, Rose to the show. Deacon John is one of our 10 new deacons ordained this past Saturday by Bishop Sweeney. John and Rose discuss his journey to becoming a deacon and share some fun stories about their lives. 

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Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 12 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney invites Mary Baier to the show to discuss Catholic School education. Baier is the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Paterson. She has been in the field for 34 years and lives and breathes Catholic School education.  She and the bishop discuss graduation season, t...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 11 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney invites Chris Brancato to the show to discuss the Catholic Charities Corpus Christi Food Drive, feeding the hungry, and more. Brancato handles fundraising and public relations for Catholic Charities and is celebrating his 20th year with the organization. In the episode, Bis...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 10 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.  Bishop Sweeney invites Father Agustino Torres, C.F.R., to the show this week to discuss his vocational calling, the Eucharist, and how ministering to the youth has changed. Father Agustino is an internationally renowned public speaker who hosts television shows on EWTN and a podcast, Revi...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 9 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. In honor of Mother's Day, Bishop Sweeney invites Caitlin Ferrari and Eniola Honsberger to the show this week to discuss their journeys of faith and motherhood. Ferrari is the Communications and Information Coordinator of the Office of Evangelization, known as St. Paul Inside the Walls....

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 8 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. Bishop Sweeney invites Solanyi Rodriguez to the show this week to discuss her pro-life ministry. Rodriguez is a sidewalk counselor who advocates for life with women outside of abortion clinics and has helped save the lives of 12 babies. Rodriguez also discusses her podcast, Revive, and her ...

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish for episode 7 of Beyond The Beacon, a podcast of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. This week, Bishop Sweeney invites two of the newest priests of the diocese (ordination class of 2022) onto the show to discuss vocations: Father Jose Zuniga and Father Stephen Delia. April 30 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations, when special attention is given to the Lord's instructio...